Special Statement
Expires 4:15 AM CST on February 11, 2012
Statement as of 3:46 PM CST on February 10, 2012
... Much colder temperatures arrive tonight and linger through
Sunday along with the chance for winter weather Sunday...
An Arctic airmass will start to settle over the region late
tonight through early Saturday morning bringing much colder
temperatures. This cold airmass will remain in place through
Sunday night. At the same time... a storm system will push east off
the Pacific coast and move towards the region arriving during the
day Sunday. As this storm system approaches... warm and moist air
will start to push over the cold airmass setting the stage for a
possible winter weather event during the day Sunday.
Unfortunately... there remains considerable uncertainty as to what
conditions in the atmosphere will be like Sunday afternoon. The
entire range of winter weather precipitation types could be
possible which means freezing rain... sleet... snow... or a mix of
all these types are possible. A few areas across the rolling
plains may see temperatures stay warm enough that rain could also
mix in with the various types of precipitation. It remains too
early to tell what amount of frozen precipitation will fall.
It does appear that the most favorable time for winter weather
will be from mid-morning Sunday through Sunday evening... with the
most favorable locations being southeast of a Denver City to
Silverton line. Precipitation will gradually taper off from west
to east through Sunday night into early Monday morning as the
storm system pushes east of the region.
Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio or your favorite source of
weather information to keep informed for any watches... or
warnings that may be issued in the next 24 hours.
